Category: Independent News
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Senior members leave Bayonet Farm committee
Holmdel seeks applications for new members BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Several recent departures have taken place on the township’s Bayonet and Cross Farm Advisory Committee this month, a move that was a voluntary action by five senior members. Before the township’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3, committee members William Hennigan, Phyllis Ameduri, Sue…
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Cooke medical office gains national recognition
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The U.S. National Park Service approved the inclusion of the Robert W. Cooke Medical Office, 67 McCampbell Road, on the National Registry of Historic Places on Jan. 18. PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE JOYNSON HOLMDEL — An early 19th-century gem in the heart of the township has been recognized as a…
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Dearborn market to host Deep Cut orchid show
Orchids of many colors and varieties will be on display at Dearborn Farm Market in Holmdel during the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show Feb. 10-13. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEEP CUT ORCHID SOCIETY Thousands of brightly colored, delicate orchids will surround visitors at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 14th annual show, scheduled Feb. 10-13. The…
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Hellenic Dancers to host Taverna Night dinner-dance
HOLMDEL — The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will present the 2011 Taverna Night dinner-dance on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Cultural Community Center of Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, 20 Hillcrest Road, Holmdel. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., attendees will enjoy a full Greek dinner buffet, Greek and popular music provided by DJ Pegasus,…
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Christie: Reforms painful for some, but necessary
Tells town hall meeting current public employee benefits no longer affordable BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie discusses his reform agenda in light of the state’s fiscal crisis during a town hall meeting held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 in Port Monmouth in Middletown on Jan. 26. Video and more photos…
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Owner is one treasure at bicycle museum
Collection in Freehold is visited by guests from around the world BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer David Metz has welcomed visitors from around the world to his bicycle museum in Freehold Borough. His prized possession is an 1896 Zimmy built by bicycle racing champion Arthur Zimmerman. The Freehold Borough Council recently honored Metz on…
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Cheer competition
Top: The Rams cheerleading squad competes in the NJ Cheer Tech Winter Tournament held at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College. Above: The Cheer Factor Phoenix cheerleading squad competes in the tournament held on Jan. 23. PHOTOSBY LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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‘Real to Surreal’
“Double Play” by Trudy Maran The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is hosting “Real to Surreal,” an exhibit of work by member artists working in a variety of mediums and subject matter. The featured painters, sculptors and photographers have interpreted the theme in artwork that is an interesting balance of realistic and surrealistic subject…
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NOTES
The American Association of University Women is having a half-price book sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 29 at Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway, Middletown. Sale proceeds provide scholarships for local women. Details: 732-933-4855. ***** Claddagh na nGael (“Irish Shore”), an organization that promotes Irish music and culture, is hosting “An Evening of Irish Music”…
